9/7/2005 -- This week IBM announced the certifications for its upcoming Lotus Notes and Domino 7 track as well as upgrade exams for those certified on Lotus Notes and Domino 6 and 6.5.

All of the following new certifications will be for Lotus Notes and Domino 7:

• IBM Certified Associate Developer
• IBM Certified Application Developer
• IBM Certified Advanced Advanced Application Developer
• IBM Certified Associate System Administrator
• IBM Certified Systems Administrator
• IBM Certified Advanced Systems Administrator

The titles will consist of between one and four exams each. According to the company, the exams will be released "individually over an extended period of time after Notes and Domino 7 launches."

The company also announced it will offer a one-exam upgrade path for those currently certified on Lotus and Domino 6 and 6.5.

Those holding a Application Developer or Advanced Application Developer credential will need to pass exam #701, IBM Lotus Notes Domino 7 Application Development Update, in order to upgrade.

Those holding a Systems Administrator or Advanced Systems Administrator title will need to pass exam #702, IBM Lotus Notes Domino 7 System Administration Update.

According to IBM, these upgrade exams will be available by the end of the year.

For more information on these upcoming exams, go here. -Becky Nagel